New study shows Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could injure as many as 27,000 people
PORTLAND, Ore. – A new study by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) says a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could injure as many as 27,000 people in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. It also suggests as many as 85,000 people would need shelter and building damages would total as much as $37 billion. “While…